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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what highway did White write he was doing fifty on in "Walden"?
(a) Route 62.
(b) Country Road H.
(c) Highway 61.
(d) Route 66.

2. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?
(a) Camel cigarettes.
(b) Standard Oil.
(c) Gordon's Gin.
(d) The World's Fair.

3. When was Charlotte's Web published?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1952.

4. What did White write was closely associated with evening and day's end in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Food.
(b) Sunsets.
(c) Wine.
(d) Music.

5. What large and unattractive item did White write "came to be a sort of symbol of what I was trying to escape from" in "Removal"?
(a) A chest.
(b) An armoir.
(c) A bookshelf.
(d) A mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine did White read to stay up to date on the cinema industry in "Movies"?

2. When did World War I end?

3. Where did E. B. White move from to Maine?

4. Who had a campground in the next county in "Camp Meeting"?

5. What kind of closet did White write he was building in "Removal"?

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